>> some are shocked by the tragedy and wonder how it mother could lead a 23-month-old child slip away knowing her yard was filled with potential dangers. >> she should have watched him all the time >> the family did ì(lc@&c+ to immediately. >> according to a recent study, pit bulls have attacd more than 300 people nationwide this year. almost two-thirds suffered serious injuries. the worst injuries are usually with children under age four. sentient -- some teenagers were left at a class today and they are angry at the way they say they were treated. >> the students marched right into the middle of the growing controversy about upcoming teacher layoffs. the school system did not respond to any inquiries today,

but we did keep up with the mayor. >> were you worried about getting in trouble? >> not at all. >> why not? >> because it is for my teacher. >> the brac headquarters today, upset about up -- upcoming teacher layoffs -- they were at headquarters today, upset about upcoming teacher layoffs. >> i love my teachers. it [unintelligible] >> i am proud of them. teen-agers are finally stepping up, not the adults. >> they have not publicly stated how many teachers will lose their jobs. the mayor said he was impressed by the show of civic out show.

>> it does not take any teachers out of the classroom. >> here is how the mayor explained it. he said the suit -- the school system over hired in case of over in a moment. they could afford to keep excess teachers on the payroll before, but with these cuts he says, no more. the layoffs will be announced on wednesday. >> after mostly a wet weekend, changes are coming to the forecast. >> a cold front is pushing through, accompanied by some gusty showers. from west of annapolis up through the baltimore area, our storms can shows the front will move through in many areas, in

fact, out some areas west of washington have already seen that sunshine return. we are in the upper 70's 2 nir 80 and now we are dropping down through the 70's. 33 mile per hour wind gusts in downtown washington. the rockburn, 26. woodburn, 20 miles per hour. gusty winds and temperatures will continue to fall. it is going to feel like fall of around here, especially to my morning. >> we will break up those sweaters. do not forget to check out the weather center of hours -- the weather section of our website. you can always check the temperature and get the forecast there. >> new at 11:00, a local marine has been killed in line of duty while fighting in afghanistan. he is from frederick, maryland. he attended a christian school there was married in 2007.

this was his cond tour of duty in afghanistan. no word yet on the memorial. the secret service is investigating an online survey asking people whether they think president barack obama should be assassinated. the poll was posted saturday on facebook, but quickly removed. it was not greeted by a company -- by the company, but an independent person using an application that has been suspended on that sidte. at least half of the beltway drivers surveyed admit to some sort of cellphone destruction. these same drivers are likely to have a near miss, especially in a construction zone. >> we have 14 + miles under heavy construction and people are reading and texting. that is what the workers have been saying. there are freed up for their lives. >> officials launched a new campaign today call orange cones, no phones, designed to

encourage drivers to keep their eyes on the road, especially in construction zones. >> the gas leak at the penn mart shopping center. that is the same mall where there was a gas explosion last may. yesterday, firefighters reported extremely high gas levels at the marshalls stores. no one was hurt, but the shopping center remained close. -- remain closed. a tree tpled onto a home at oak tree road yesterday,pinning and killing 63-year-old diane leach. she was doing yard work. this tree appears to of fallen because of a shallow root system combined with the rain. a woman at the center of a paternity clinic makes up just gave birth to another couple's child. a mistake like that might actually be more common than you think. critics in louisiana and

california -- clinics in louisiana and california are under investigation for allegedly mislabeling eggs and sperm. the local clinics are doing to protect against error. >> doctors say it is just that, all human error. they check and check and check again from the moment a net -- an embo is frozen to the moment of the implant. >> 100 embryos unaccounted for, mislabeled at this new orleans fertility clinic and just five weeks, a woman gave birth to another woman's child after a doctor at an ohio in vitro clinic implanted the wrong embryo. >> it is just unbelievable. >> we are going to have tur away from our loss and focus the gift we are giving to that family. >> the mistake --

>> no matter how many times you do this, you cannot be complacent. one small mistake is all it takes. >> like many who hear about what happened in ohio and now called new orlean he is shocked. he says it is incredibly rare and should not happen if all of the checks are in place from the moment the embryo is frozen to the time they are implanted. >> we know exactly where it is playeced. by the time they do to the implant stage, they have gone through five separate checks. >> each year, they're more than 100,000 embryo transfers. his office often does multiple transfers per day. he says it is routine and these mixups are inexcusable. >> the emotional trauma that these couples have to go through is indescribable. >> the doctor says he has discussed -- that he has not heard recent years from other patients, but he suggests

looking for an approved clinic. and >> thank you. still to come, parents are nervous tonight after a teacher makes a disturbing discovery at the local playground. >> plus, an event so big that the president and first lady and oprah are coming together >> and after 30 years on the run, a famous movie director

>> after more than 30 years as a fugitive, oscar-winning director roman polanski was arrested in switzerland he was charged in the u.s. in the '70s. >> ran polanski was charged in 1978 after having -- after pleading guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old after a photo shoot. >> i had to change in front of him. it did not feel right. i did not have the confidence to say, no, i'm not going to go. >> he spent 42 days in a california jail being

psychologically it vibrated and then he fled to france. >> he fled this jurisdiction to avoid sentencing. >> for more than 30 years he avoided travel to countries that might extradite him in 2003, he sent actor harriso ford to accept an oscar on his behalf fourth "the pianist." the following year after rosemary's baby, his actors wife sharon tate and his unborn baby was murdered by followers of charles manson. >> polanski was in zurich to receive a lifetime achievement award at the film festival. both nations have sent letters to secretary of state hillary clinton requesting his release. >> the controversy will posting

of president obama has stirred in richmond. the owner of the club has put a picture of him as the joker from batman. the club owner says he is using the poster to make a political statement of hiand is using the poster to express his first amendment rights. not everybody agrees. >> the naacp is protesting the poster. protesting officials -- organizing officials are also expressing reaction to it in what they call ongoing racial and man who climbed into a bea enclosure, 21-year-old transient, scaled a 4 foot fence. one baird didn't sniff him while others just briefly is not there

at him -- one pair sniffed him while others just dared at him. a georgia man is reeng from a string of horrible losses after a devastating flood in the atlanta area. he watched his car get swallowed by a giant sinkhole greater by the rain. when he went to get some help, he says vandals climbed into the car shaped whole and cut up his seat and stole hysteria. i mean, what -- and stole his stereo. i mean, what more can happen? >> it is windy out there, i will tell you that. this cold front is a good indication that by tomorrow morning it will be pretty chilly. looking down south to the potomac river towards national airport and as we move to the left we can to the jefferson

memorial and the ring " -- lincoln memorial. i think we will get some glimpses of blue sky and sunshine before the rain and sun goes down -- before the sun goes down. showers mostly to the northeast of the metro area. a few showers moving across prince george's county. heavy downpours from annapolis north across the upper bay. a few more showers across charles county. a narrow line of showers will continue to move out across calvert county in the next hour or so. in germantown, there are a good 12 or 13 stories up there. still a stiff westerly breeze. the daily wind gusts is up about

70 -- 37 miles per hour. let's talkç about the pollen count. mold spores are up. last friday they were up and today again. 60's and 70's, the farther up you go, the colder it gets. still 76 degrees in fairfax. 79 degrees toward the south. 80's all over the place. raleigh at 85. in contrast, 62 in pittsburgh, 56 in cleveland. those chilly winds are headed in our direction. most of the rain is to the north and another big patch across the great lakes. i think we will see some clearing and start the day tomorrow with sunshine, but this up for a level low is spinning around eastern canada. that will bring a good supply

tamara. the rain and gusty winds out of the west-northwest will continue things in the mid to upper 60's. by the time we get into wednesday and thursday, high- pressure of bread and lots of sunshine for the middle of the week. -- high-pressure overhead. winds will continue to gust over 40 miles per hour tonight over pennsylvania and maryland. 63 in the city of around 11:00. 40's 250 in the morning. we will have a bit of a windshield -- 40's up to 50 in the morning. we will have a bit of a wind chill through midday. 79 on thursday. sunshine friday morning, clouds increase with showers late friday night into saturday. a nice touch of autumn this week.

>> when two murders take place on the same night, one team tries to solve their case before the the teams of stairs. -- before the other team solves there's. >> he did add an insurance policy on his wife last month. >> it is on tonight at 10:00 p.m. after "dancing with the stars" and then stick around for abc7 news at 11:00 p.m. >> coming up at 5:00 p.m., it is dar bring it -- a disturbing discovery of a local playground that forces some years keep their children inside the -- the forces some parents to keep their children inside. >>

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faculty, come in, but this morning at 7:30 a.m., at least one teacher and we are told, three students, did spots the man in the backyard. >> and eighth grade teacher first spotted the naked body of the man at the school playground. we are told of these three young students alsoaw the murder victim. that is what is most upsetting to school parents and neighbors. >> i feel so -- i do not know what to say. >> the body lay in the schoolyard four hours this morning. we could see students from time to time picking out windows, but we are told it was made impossible for them to see the man. >> the hatchett block to the children could not access or see anything having to do with the forensic investigation. they moved him to the front of the building.

but the victim was a man in his 20's or early 30's. he appeared to be a victim of beating. in addition, his body had at least been partly set on fire, perhaps in an attempt to cover up evidence. they could tell enough from the crime scene to tell that this was no random act. >> we do not know why he was targeted, but he was targeted, more than likely in regards to the lifestyle he was leading. >> colonel davis would not define exactly what he meant by that comment. he said it could be any number of things, and gangs, drugs, selling and so forth. -- so on and so forth. we're told an investigation into this case is wide open. >> coming up, the event so big it is bringing the president of the first lady, and oprah to gear up accurate -- to europe.

>> you are watching abc7 news at 5:00 p.m. on your time. >> president and mrs. obama are getting ready to fly to europe to make a personal appeal to bring in the big games to the hometown of chicago. -- the olympic games to their hometown of chicago. >> the present -- the commander-

in-chief will become a deep to the year in chief. they are trying to get -- a cheerleader in chief. they're trying to get the 2016 games in chicago. this time, the white house is pulling out all the stops. >> i know that iraq and i would feel such pride to see the olympic torch burning in the city we love so much. >> they will take a redeye flight to copenhagen on thursday to make a final pitch to have the games in chicago for 2016. the president has already started lobbying for the games. he recently spoke to the president of the international olympic committee and has been calling other members were still undecided. the competition is fierce. madrid, tokyo, and rio de janeiro are all contenders.

the king of pispain will also me his bid. >> the president of the shalik planned to send the first lady and stay be -- the president initially planned to send the first lady and stay behind to do with the health-care debate. now he believes that it will not hurt that health care debate and that the competition is so close he simply has to go. >> that should not be in his top-10 priorities. >> no matter your opinion, mr. obama is the first sitting president to make a pitch in person. chicago would be the first american city to host the summer games since that the antenna in 1996. -- since atlanta in 1996. >> a young man has just been found guilty of killing a mother and her son in front of their prince william county home. we're live in manassass tonight.

>> the courtroom was packed, in fact, overflowing into the hallway. they testified straight to a judge and the judge made a decision all in the same day, the decision coming about an hour-and-a-half ago. we have been hearing from the family in the last hour. the bottom line, 18-year-old eggs a year pinckney has been convicted of two counts of capital murder. that requires him to be sentenced to two life sentences because he was a minor at the time of the crime. he is not eligible for the deh penalty. we learned a little bit more about what happened on december 19 in dale city. the suspect had already signed a confession. some details were not discussed. he found an unloaded gun in the smith family home. he then, and loaded the gun and shot a 19-road jane smith.

according to the -- james smith. -- 19 months old james smith. the suspect then in his own confession admitted that he left the premises, realized he forgot his jacket, came back, and that is when jean smith, james's mother, found her son's body. she was in the process of being on the phone calling for help when she was shot through the year. aording to his confession, pekingese says, and this was key to getting him capital murder, he was thinking, how my way to get out of this? he knew she recognized him and he reacted and shot her. >> the judge does not believe it was a reaction, but premeditated murder. after the guilty verdict, her husband and father of james smith, rick smith spoke to us.

>> this was obviously a tremendous step for us so that we could get some kind of justice for jean and jim. >> sentencing will be set for february 5. under current guidelines, the defendant has to be sentenced to two licenses. however, that issue is before the virginia -- to two life sentences. however, the issue is before the virginia supreme court. >> prince george's county police were searching for three masked man they believe broke into a home and killed the father inside. the suspects held at 39-year-old tyrone richardson's family at gunpoint. richardson suffered trauma to his upper body and was dead when officers survived -- not arrived. investigators -- when officers çarrived. investigators believe he was the target.

>> officials want to extend a smoking ban 25 feet outside of public buildings, and that smokers who congregate around doors. it would require retailers to post signs about the dangers of smoking. alexandria school officials want to stop non-resident from going to classn city pact -- taxpayer dies. -- city taxpayer dines. they should really pay out of district tuition. still to come up, what is old is new to get -- is new again when it comes to shopping. more and more people are using their way. >> just add this week, asking the question, do science fiction and bruce willis makes it? -- bruce willis mix?

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traffic situation. >> we will start off with a look at the beltway here at silver springs and university boulevard. traffic is moving away from us. >> we just had a vehicle reported on the inner loop. the pace is slow. past that, though, colesville wrote is most likely out of the roadway. tech out our pace across the american legion. the lanes will be slow coming out of tysons. nothing in the way of the outer loop. it is moving much better than us. and earlier crash in frederick, northbound route 15 at

interstate 70. that has been med out of the roadway. open lanes reported each way on 395 between duprey and the 14th street bridge. traffic down seminary hill from the dukeç street between us. >> i think we are talking about meatballs for moviegoers this weekend. >> the question becomes, was in the nafta. -- to be to bruce willis? >> when i was a kid we had food fights. now they're making the films about it. bruce willis almost drew a good crowd in "surrogaste" in which we all stay home and our bathrobes and send our copies out to do our lives for us. they solve the mystery of a virus that kills not only the

circuit, but the stay at home who operates him. -- the surrogate. it gets a little silly, but the special effects iraq. it made $15 million this began. and the 2009 recruit for -- the 2009 redo for "fame" may inspire a new generation to perform. and this weekend's cloudy with a chance of meatballs held the top spot for the second week ia row. have a good week. >> i will tell you about the jersey boys next week. a relieved irby of the adventure -- a roller derby a venture with trew barry maur -- trew barry maur. -- drew barrymore.

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>> breaking news coming out of montgomery county. çpolice shot a man after he crashed into a yard in gaithersburg. >> this is the neighborhood. it is a beautiful neighborhood. this whole thing unfold about 3:30 p.m. this afternoon in montgomery county. the homeowner who lives in that house just behind me has red shutters. he looked out his window and saw a black cadillac driving of his long drive.

a man got out, strange man. the guy did not know him. the homeowner when out to check it out and said, what are you doing here. the man got back into his car and tried to turn around to flee. at that moment, the hoowner got suspicious, called police and police arrived. the guy was stuck in the mud. the suspects got out of his car and rushed toward the police officers to try to attack and charge. at that point, we're told the officer fired with his service revolver, shooting the suspect five times. >> at this point, and montgomery county police officer arrived. subject -- the subject got out of his vehicle and attacked the officer. the officer then shot his service revolver.

>> i was sitting on my couch watching tv and i heard five shots. i said to my wife, that sounds like shots to me. i heard the shots to lead a time and then one more shot. -- two and then it two and then one more shot. >> we do not know the condition of the man or why he was in this neighborhood. police going around to these neighbors, obviously shaken up, trying to get more information. at this point, this road is still closed off. it is a cul-de-sac. you cannot get out the back way. that is what we know at this point. police still investigating and no other injuries except for that one suspect.

>> old is new again becomes to shopping for the holidays. >> retailers are rolling out programs that were once paused prueher -- popular years ago like layaway. >> with the new towels and rugs, mary ellen is taking her time remaking her bedroom. instead of buying everything at once. she is taking advantage of the layaway program at her neighborhood kmart and for the first year, using a christmas club at her bank. >> you learned to save money and not spend it all at once. >> leia way was once a popular way to buy now, pay later.

>> many people have in fact -- instant access to credit. >> but after the credit crisis and the recession, it is making a comeback. another good become what the christmas club. it allows customers to earn 3%. it >> the credit cards -- the credit clubs and did have a lot to do with it because some customers did not have access to the same credit they had a few years ago >> and after a lackluster back-to-school sales, retailers are hoping the reinvention of these programs will mean a rebut -- a robust holiday season. >> both say transactions are up over last year. for they wait on line, sales are good. >> they're looking at some old programs that used to work well for consumers. experts also say by using these

programs, consumers are showing a bit more discipline and patience than ever before. they're willing to spread the christmas shopping out over a few months, rather than needing to buy it all at once. >> life-saving information on high cholesterol. doctors are urging patients to have cholesterol check to prevent serious heart problems over the level of 200, especially in women. high risk factors like smoking, high blood pressure or family history need to keep that cholesterol in check. according to research, more than 500,000 children have bad reactions to medication every year. those are actually serious enough toç require medical treatment. children under the age of five are most commonly affected. and prescription antibiotics are among those causing the problems.

>> it is hope that this video about this. the will get a lot of attention on line. the state's health department has released h1n1 prepared this for schools and educators. preparations include keeping students and staff, if they are feverish for at least 24 hours. >> all aboard the disney train. disney is taking its show on the road, covering 16,000 miles in 40 cities. ? it will be at union station with an interactive tour. kids will get admission to toward the train. it opens to the public tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and from 9 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on wednesday. >> they have to get in the

christmas spirit. >> very early, before even halloween. >> we have a look ahead -- a look ahead with gordon peterson from the newsroom. >> concerns continue to escalate after iran has launched more missiles. coming up, how local residents feel the u.s. is handling this situation. also, why the holocaust museum shooter was sent to north carolina. that is coming up at 6:00 p.m. >> now let's get a check on the weather. >> a cold front is on its way out. showers have moved into the match iraq and the sky is starting to -- into the metro area and the sky is starting to clear. sunset tonight is 6:58 p.m. there is a clearing trend on the way. the further west and north you

are, the more blue sky uc. the rain, -- the more blue sky you will see. the rain in st. mary's county and moving across the eastern shore. 73 in leesburg, 71 in hagerstown. woodbridge at 71. 74 degrees in downtown washington. 32 m.p.h. gusts at hagerstown pipit -- hagerstown. it will be a breezy night and per the breezy, but sunny to mar. cool, in the mid-60s and lots of sun to mom morning. as we look ahead to the end of september and early october, this is a time of year when substantial cooling happens. storm's strength and across the mid part of the country and even

of the tropics and goals are quiet, it still remains a threat for the sex -- the next several weeks. >> a lot of monday morning quarterbacking today. >> everybody is talking about -- this is a tough time to be a washington sports fan. they have lost 103 games. the wizards only lost -- lost many of their spirit today at redskins park, they were trying to put the pieces back together. >> there was a clear at the redskins park today, the team attracting national attention after losing to the lions. if last week's narrow win over the rams indicate anything, at this loss takes it to a whole new level. >> it just creates thoughts.

>> gm would not elaborate on what those thoughts are, but logical conclusions are, whether he is losing in the locker room -- 9 >> i think it is up to the guys to pull together. >> and/or, b, whether his job is secure. >> there is nothing for me to say about whether his job security is solid. >> i do not worry about it. they lost a couple of games with the vatican abuse ago and were talking about firing -- lost a couple of games at early on and where were talking about firing the coach. >> they went on to win the super bowl. >> we have got to pull together. >> coming of at 6:00 p.m., cooler heads will prevail. it is only three games out of the 16. the skins are getting a lot of support from grants butler.

he knows what they're going through and koran is speaking out about it. ç>> we were down last year and they are still supportinus. keep it up. >> he thinks they will bounce back. would you think? >> i am hopeful. coming up, the fight to make speed cameras more fair. >> and my someand my

>> if you speak through parts of montgomery county, if you could get a ticket and the mail, thanks to speed cameras. >> some are pushing to make police officers' pay up just like everyone else has to do. >> going to court to make sure if an officer is caught by a speed camera that officer has to be the ticket. >> montgomery countys cracking the whip on all speeders, no matter who they are. >> no one is above the law.

>> the county is asking the state's highest court to review the case of four on duty police officers who were caught driving over the limits by the speed cameras. a lower court ruled they did not have to pay the fines because there was no clear policy about it. but they should have to pay them just like we do. >> it would be reasonable if they had to respond to a call and had to be speeding, but if they were just going along normally, then it is reasonable to rule them accountable will we be told anyone else accountable. >> the attorney their present police officers issued this statement today, the county did not follow the law when it tried to transfer liability from itself to each individual officer as a driver. >> police officers do a lot and put up with a lot that we do not necessarily know about, so i am on the fence about it.

>> they might be held up 48 -- for paying for these tickets, but i would just be happy if these cameras were increased every where. >> the speed cameras weren't -- will not be going anywhere. right now, montgomery is the only county in the state that has them and thursday, they will çbegin installing them throught the rest of the state. >> still to come on abc7 news, iran test fires missiles, stirring up more controversy around its nuclear weapons program. and white the holocaust museum shooter is in in north carolina -- why the holocaust museum shooter is in a north carolina prison tonight. and of roman polanski will fight extradition back to the u.s.. >> live and in hd, this is abc7

news at 6:00 p.m. on your time. >> iran pushes western nations with its latest missile tests. >> the government in iran test fired in advanced missiles. >> these were preplanned military exercises and iran called them defensive in nature. but it sent a clear signal to the world, iran is not backing down in the development of its weapons capabilities. >> it is the most advanced missile iran possesses, capable of carrying more -- multiple warheads with the potential to destroy israel, europe and other places. the obama ainistration called it potentially provocative. they want access to this, a newly revealed irani in p